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AB. D. MINER 8u H. H. ELBRBG. -PHYSIGIAN'S CABINET.

Patented Javn. Z1, 1,896.

UNITED STATES PATENT GEEIcE.

BENJAMIN D. MINER AND HENRY H. ELBREG, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA;

SAID ELBREG ASSIGNR TO SAID MINER.

PHYSICIANS CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 553,473, dated January21, 1896.

Application filed June 8, 1895. Serial No. 552,064. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN D. MINER and IIENRY H. ELBREG, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPhysicians and Surgeons Cabinets; and we do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to improvements in cabinets for the use ofphysicians and surgeons, and has for its object the construction of ahandsomely-appearing case, such as will be an ornament as a piece ofoffice furniture, combining a place for the safe-keeping and display ofsurgical instruments with a dispensing-cabinet and receptacles for thestorage of hand-bags, the., when the latter are not in use.

The object further is to provide a revolving cabinet whereby the severalcompartments will be rendered accessible from one position.

IVe accomplish the objects of the invention by the mechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a view inlongitudinal vertical section of our improved cabinet; Fig. 2, atransverse section of Fig. 1 on the line 2 2, looking in the directionof the arrow. Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the base, the top orcabinet portion being removed.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

A represents the base upon which the cabinet rests and consists of thefour arms A having their inner ends united.

A2 are rollercasters of usual construction secured to the under side ofthe arms near the outer ends of same.

A3 is a casting which is bolted to the four arms of the base, therebyuniting them securely together and greatly strengthening them. It isprovided with the centrally upwardly-projecting pin A7, which forms thepivot about which the cabinet revolves.

A5 are friction-wheels mounted upon the arms A near the outer ends ofsame.

B represents the cabinet, preferably square in cross-section. It isprovided with the castiron socket b, which is fastened by means ofscrews to the under side of the bottom B of the cabinet and forms theseat for the pivot A7 of the base.

B2 1s a circular track secured to the under side of the bottom B andcontacts with the wheels A5.

By the construction as above described the cabin et B can be turned orrotated on its pivot with the greatest ease, so as to bring any desiredside of the case next to the operator.

In the arrangement and construction of the cabinet the partition B3 willbe provided approximately over the pivotal point of the base, as shownin Fig. l, in order to support and strengthen the bottom B.

C is a glass door extending the full length of the cabinet, and C' is adividing wall or partition parallel with the door and a suicientdistance from it to receive a series of medicinebottles, for whichpurpose this space,provided with shelves c correctly spaced for thereception of standard bottles, will be used. The

rods c will hold the bottles from falling off or against the door by therotary movement of the cabinet.

D is a horizontal division which forms the ioor of a compartment D. Thefront and two sides of this compartment will be of glass, preferablybeveled plate as shown, and the compartment will be provided with theshelves D2, preferably of glass, upon which surgical instruments may bedisplayed to excellent advantage.v The two sides will be hinged to formdoors for access to the interior.

The compartments between the partitions B3 and C will be divided intothree parts, which will be occupied by the sliding drawers E. Each ofthe spaces will contain two drawers which slide out in oppositedirectionsthat is, three on a sideas shown in the draw ings.

The compartment on the opposite side of the partition B3 will be dividedby the horizontall partition F into two spaces, each of which will haveoutside communication by means of the drop-doors f and f. The doors fand f will be supported by the chains f3, as clearly shown. These twocompartments are IOO lIo

well adapted for the convenient storage of hand-bags and medicine-casesrequired for What We claim as new, and Wish to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A medicine case having the door C, partition C parallel with said door,the shelves c and rods c in combination with a revolving cabinet ofwhich the medicine case is a part said cabinet having the bottom B andhorizontal partition D separating the cabinet into upper and lowercompartments, the upper of which is provided with glass sides, the doorsD7 affording communication with the interior and the shelves D2 andforming a place for the storage and display of instruments, and thelower compartment having the vertical partition B2 approximately alignedwith the central point of the bottom of the cabinet and dividing thelower compartment of said cabinet into two parts the inner of which isprovided with a plurality of drawers arranged in series to pull out fromopposite' sides of the cabinet., and the other of which parts will bedivided into an upper and a lower compartment having the outside dropdoors f and f respectively, and the said bottom B having the metalsocket b and the circular track B2, in combination with the base Alhaving the casters A2 and the plate A3 having the pivotal pin A7 toenter the socket b, and the wheels A5 mounted on the base and contactingwith the track B2 when the cabinet is in its operative position,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we 'affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN D. MINER. HENRY H. ELBREG. Vitnesses l JOSEPH A. MINTURN, F. W.WOERNER.

